Orange and Facebook partner to launch Party Call app
Orange has confirmed a deal with Facebook to launch a social calling app called Party Call that will allow users to call each other and make group calls using ties on Facebook.
The app is set to be initially launched in France by summer 2013, with worldwide versions to follow soon after.
Party Call will be available on the mobile and desktop versions of Facebook and is hoped will compete the likes of Skype and Whatsapp.
A Facebook spokesperson has said: “By connecting its Party Call service to Facebook, Orange will be able to offer customers a truly personal experience. It is a great example of how companies can use Facebook’s open developer platform to make their products social.
"We are really happy that Facebook is transforming telecoms just as it has gaming, music, video and numerous other online services.”